AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 11/7/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Library and Recreation Services Department
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City Council consideration of Resolution No. 2018-113 designating certain equipment and products at the Corona Public Library as exclusive standard equipment and products pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2018-113 designating certain equipment and products at the Corona Public Library as exclusive standard equipment and products pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400.
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ANALYSIS:
Public Contract Code Section 3400 allows the City to specify products, brands or trade names in its specifications for public works projects, if the City Council has made certain findings related to the product or item. In accordance with Public Contract Code ?3400(c), one of the statutorily permissible grounds for an exclusive standard finding is that the product or item is needed to match other products in use at City facilities to establish reliability, durability, uniformity, parts availability, repair and maintenance savings, and training improvements for City staff.
Outside of the Public Contract Code findings, the City has previously established uniform, complete and compatible equipment and product specifications for its Firearms Range. Standardizing equipment and products helps to improve operational efficiency, establish equipment reliability, reduce training for staff by simplifying the number of brands staff needs to be trained on.
Automated materials handling (AMH) refers to automation that reduces or eliminates the need for humans to check-out, check-in, sort, or move bins containing library material. The mechanical equipment used in AMH systems includes check-in machines and sorters. The AMH system also includes patron returns -- one outside the library near the entrance and ...
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